Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.7%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
17th
of 184 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2021
All-time low
8.1%
in 1961
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde peaked at 38.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
| 1961 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +21.9% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 13.5% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 8.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 12.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 30.7% | 38.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 40.3 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Cape Verde was 30.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.